By Isrrah Malabanan

One month in the making, the AIT Student Union Research Exhibition at the Career Fair on November 4 was nothing like the previous five activities our Student Union had organized this Fall Semester.

Given the pandemic situation we are experiencing, our team planned for an exhibit where students could showcase their research studies via an online platform.

Prof. Jae-Soo Shim, an alumnus graduated in Master of Engineering in Structural Engineering and Construction in 1980, has agreed to support AIT towards "Eight Credits Tuition Scholarship" in the amount 128,926 Thai Baht. This scholarship will be for a Master’s student of any nationality enrolled in Structural Engineering (STE), School of Engineering and Technology.

Mr. Navin Surana (MOT’94), AIT Alumnus, and Chief Executive Officer, TCI Global Ventures Co., Ltd. presented large amount of hygiene supplies to Dr. Eden Y Woon, AIT President. The signing agreement was held on 25 November 2020 at AIT campus. The in-kind donations consisting of hand sanitisers, face masks, and face shield will be distributed to School of Management, AIT International School and AIT community.

AIT Alumnus Mr. Amorn Luengnaruemitchai, Director, Manit Group Co., Ltd., donates THB 1,500,000 for renovation of the Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management (AARM) Tilapia Hatchery.

At the signing ceremony on 25 November 2020, Mr. Amorn says he was attracted to make the donation by his memories of learning how to produce Tilapia seed in 1996 and of studying in the Aquaculture programme in 2000 at AIT. He took modern technology and know-how from AIT to transform Manit Farm into a modern aquaculture.

November 30, 2020

Since January of this year, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has spread across the world. By the end of September, the situation is excellent in Thailand, but many places around the world, including several of the countries where our AIT students, faculty, and staff come from, are still heavily affected.

Dr. Kamonkanok Kiatisakchai (Kamille) will be the new Director of the Office of Students Affairs (OSA).

Dr. Kamonkanok is currently the Dean of the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management of Suan Dusit University, and she was a Deputy Dean for Foreign Affairs.

By Kanda Yaemboonruang

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, famed resort island Koh Samui, which is one of the most popular destinations in Thailand for international tourists, has been in a difficult state of limbo.

By Danielle Duan

AIT President Dr. Eden Woon participated virtually at the Forum on Higher Education Development in China and Thailand held in Kunming, China on 20-21 October. International educators and senior representatives from around 170 organizations and universities in China and Thailand participated in this forum through a combination of online and offline methods.

The Water Engineering and Management (WEM) program of AIT and Hydro-Informatics Institute (HII), Thailand organized a project kickoff meeting of ‘Water Resources Management in the Mekong River Basin’ at the Hydro-Informatics Institute (HII) Office in Bangkok on 30 September 2020.

The project is supported by the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) and USAID and is jointly implemented by Water Engineering and Management and HII, Thailand.

By Kanda Yaemboonruang

The AIT International Food Fair is a fun-filled cultural occasion where the AIT community comes together to share their national cuisines and culinary skills. The theme for the 2020 event was “Food Is All Around”, with the aim to connect people through amazing authentic food from 7 countries: India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Philippines, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Thailand, all made and cooked by the students who cook with love and serve from the heart.